ALL ABOUT EPIC IN DETAIL
ALL ABOUT EPIC IN DETAIL We already know about great epics - the Ramayana, Mahabharata, the Iliad and Odyssey. An epic is a long narrative in verse. According to Aristotle, the great mastermind in Art, considers an epic next to the tragedy. The tragedy, to him, is mainly a drama. An epic is generally classified under a long narrative poetry dealing with some heroic personalities. An epic is seen working on the high state of civilization. It deals with a serious subject. Its writing style is very attractive. It includes the fulfillment of one after a huge amount of toilings, the heroic personages of history, the divine figures, the half earthly and half divine figures, the figures of tradition etc. Epical work has a large involvement of people, the involvement of a nation, a tribe , a community, a city or the involvement of civilization. But these are the traditional kind of approach to epic poetry. With world changing phenomena, the epic has changed its ingredients and left the ol...